The Hanging of Ellison "Cotton Top" Mounts

Ellison Mounts, of the Hatfield Clan, was hanged in on February 18, 1890 in Pikeville, Kentucky for his role in the murder of Alafair McCoy during the Hatfield-McCoy Feud. It was the only legal execution of the feud. Mounts was believed to be the illegitimate son of Ellison Hatfield which would have made him the nephew of Hatfield family patriarch, William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield. →Subscribe for new videos every other Thursday!    / @pikevillehistorymoments7860   Social: Facebook - VisitPikeville -   / visitpikeville   Instagram - visit_pikeville Twitter - @visitpikeville Direct inquiries to [email protected] Partners: Pikeville City Tourism - https://www.visitpikeville.com/ Big Sandy Heritage Center Museum - https://bigsandyheritage.com/ University of Pikeville Allara Library - https://www.upike.edu/library-services/ PikeTV - https://www.piketv.com/ Other Channels: Pikeville City Tourism -    / tourpikeville   PikeTV -    / piketv99